10 Day Surf Package in Santa Cruz, Portugal
Surf Camp in Portugal
Stoke Travel has been chasing waves since 2005, and it’s only taken them 20 years to start exploring the iconic surf spots along the coast of Portugal. At their new retreat just outside of Lisbon, they’ve got an expansive coastline of iconic surf spots to explore.
Highlights
- 5 surf lessons - boards and wetsuit hire included with lessons
- Yoga and stretching sessions to limber you up for the waves
- Board and wetsuits are included every day
- Optional day trips to Ericeira and nights out in Santa Cruz
- Portugal's best swells on your doorstep
- 9 nights pod-style dorm accommodation at the Stoke Portugal surf house
- Healthy homemade breakfast everyday, plus dinner and packed lunch
- BBQ and pizza nights, using Stoke Portugal Surf House's wood-fire pizza oven
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Types
9 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Poolside bar
- Terrace
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Wireless internet
Stoke Portugal Surf House's newly renovated Portuguese-style casa in Santa Cruz is the perfect crash pad for wave-chasers, salty vagabonds, and beach bums alike. Whether you’re there to rip through the world-famous breaks along Lisboa’s coast or just need a spot to kick back and recover from last night’s antics, they’ve got you covered.
Santa Cruz isn’t just an epic name. It’s also an underrated surf mecca, and Stoke is there to give it the street cred that it deserves.
With dorm-style accommodation for the social butterflies looking to make new mates, private rooms for the shred heads who need a comfy place to recharge, and a dog-house out the back for furry friends (or the damp-towel ex that managed to leech along on the Euro summer), they’ve got space for you and your mates.
Stoke Travel’s digital nomad-friendly destination
As notorious sesh-gremlins, it’s not always easy to find an excursion where you can pull yourself away from the chaos and slow down - whether that means logging in, or logging out and detoxing.
While Stoke Portugal Surf House will still make the most of the nearby nightlife in Santa Cruz and Lisbon, as well as their backyard poolside bar, at this retreat, you’ll have ample time, peace, and Wi-Fi signal to log into Slack or Teams, and clock your hours.
With a chill living area or the poolside sun terrace to clock in from, it won’t even feel like you’ve done a day of work before you have to clock out and join them at the beach, on a day trip, or head into Lisbon - whatever you want to do when you’re off the clock!
Program
Stoke Portugal Surf House won’t just push you into the water and wish you luck. Their experienced surf guides are up early every morning scoping out where the swell is pumping, all to make sure that you’ll be in the right place at the right time.
Whether you’re chasing slabs or foamy white-wash so that you have the space to learn, they’ll make sure that you’ll be out there, laughing, learning, and having the time of your life.
When you’re not getting salty, there’s plenty to keep the stoke rolling. Hit the local wineries (Santa Cruz was coined the European City of Wine in 2018), feast on some fresh, locally caught seafood, or sit back and take in a sunset so good that it’ll have you Googling 'Portugal long-term visas.'
Stoke Portugal Surf House also offers horseback riding options and can point you in the direction of nearby hikes - for the beach bums sick of the surf and sand.
Itinerary
This itinerary is meant to be just a guide, not a set-in-stone, to-the-minute, school itinerary. This is what your day may look like at the Stoke Surf House - depending on the waves, weather, and your wants and needs. There will always be something for you to do, but it’ll be your holiday, so feel free to lie on the beach, have a beer, or go on an adventure with your new surf mates instead.
With weekly BBQ nights and a pizza oven to entice you back in from time in the waves, you’ll start your days wave-chasing and end them stretched out by the pool or on a yoga mat.
Morning
Wake up to a homely, cooked breakfast down at Stoke Portugal Surf House's chill-out area, then exchange stories from last night’s antics, read the surf report, and get excited to head out into the waves.
You’ll warm up with a yoga and stretch session in the garden before heading to the beach. Grab your board and either scout out the best banks on the beach or head into your lesson with one of the surf instructors. If you won't be doing a lesson, feel free to grab a bike and explore along the coast for some unreal swells!
Afternoon
When you’re all surfed out, dig into your packed lunch or hunt out some Portuguese delicacies at the beachfront eateries. Or, maybe it’ll be time to go for a dip in the pool and have a bevvie from Stoke Portugal Surf House's backyard bar. Maybe you want to head out hiking through the dunes, grab a bike and a board and explore the other spots, or even head into Lisbon!
In the afternoon, you will most likely find yourself hanging out at the house, watching the sun go down over a few drinks, sharing stories, or becoming lord of the ping pong table.
Evening
If you’re the sensible type, you can get in a good night’s sleep and be up bright and early for sunrise yoga and stretching. If some more drinks, music, and exploring sound more like you, then you can kick in at Stoke Portugal Surf House's backyard with a BBQ and pool party, before exploring the happenings of Santa Cruz.
If there’s enough of participants wanting to kick in, the group can go and explore the iconic nightlife of Lisbon too, or any local festivities that may be on during your stay!
Location
Meet Santa Cruz, Portugal’s underrated hub for surfing. It is a surfing mecca in Portugal that has yet to hit the tourism map.
Smack bang in the middle of world-renowned breaks - Ericeira and Peniche - Santa Cruz still catches the powerful Atlantic swell while holding onto the quaint, fishing-village heritage where the beers are poured generously and the locals are welcoming (translation: near-empty lineups and fewer tourist traps than neighboring towns).
With famous wave breaks like Nazare just a short drive up the coast, if a 60-foot wave spectacle is underway, you’re only a stone's throw away from the action.
In a similar vein, if you’ve lucked out and booked your stay for a week that the WSL is in town, Stoke Portugal Surf House will make sure that you don’t miss a thing. Qualifying series have been held at Santa Cruz beach (that’s them, baby) in previous years.
Stoke Portugal Surf House's Portugal surf camp in Santa Cruz is a 50-minute drive away from Lisbon Airport (where they can grab you from), and nestled right in between Ericera and Peniche, in close proximity to some elite surf spots for learners and pro-shredders.
Whether you’re making your way down the coast, or making a one-off trip / first stop on your trip out of Lisbon, you'll be able to reach them.
Surf conditions
Surf spot:
Lisbon District
Monthly wave size
Monthly water temperature
Food
Unlike other accommodations in the area, Stoke Portugal Surf House will make sure that you’re well-fed at the end of the day. Healthy homemade breakfast and dinner, plus an optional packed lunch, will be provided daily. All ingredients will be locally sourced or from their very own veggie garden (feel free to grab a snack), and all dietary requirements are catered for on request!
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
The following drinks are included:
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
Other activities
After you’ve gotten baked on the beach, wander back down to the house and cool off with a cold one from Stoke Portugal Surf House's fully stocked poolside bar, where a 15 EUR drink ticket will get you eight drinks (however many tickets you go through a day - up to you!).
Or, head into town for a wild night in the palm-tree-lined Santa Cruz. Stokies have scoped out the town for the best places to retox after a day spent detoxing in the green room.
Add-ons
- Surf school lessons (2.5 hours - for all levels) - available with experienced surf guides and includes surfboard, wetsuit, and rides to the best surf spots each day; 50 EUR per lesson - multiple lesson deals available)
- Drinking card redeemable at Stoke Portugal Surf House's backyard bar, good for eight drinks (15 EUR)
- Private bedrooms and bathroom for up to four people available
- Glamping tents available (15 EUR per person; minimum of two people)
- Lisbon airport transfers available (75 EUR per vehicle per one way)
- Additional activities for extra cost, such as Lisbon nights out, wine tours, motorbiking and mountain biking, and horseback riding (dependent on group size and availability)
Portugal surf camp for groups
Stoke Portugal Surf House has ample space available for large groups to buy out the space in the house and tailor experiences during their stay for their group. Whether you want to get amongst the waves, chill out and lounge around together, or pack it all in and explore all that the area has to offer, the home can be the base for you and your mates / club / team / colleagues.
They also have certain activities available upon request for an extra cost for large groups (or if they’ve got a hoard of solo travellers keen to get up to some fun), including nights out in Lisbon, motorbiking and mountain biking excursions, horseback riding, and wine tours to indulge in some of the best wines that the area is known for.
To know about availability, group prices, and itineraries, please send an inquiry.
Other available durations
- 5 nights - 384 EUR (includes yoga sessions, three surf lessons, and three meals per day)
- 6 nights - 433 EUR (includes yoga, three surf lessons and three meals per day)
- 7 nights - 482 EUR (includes yoga, three surf lessons, three daily meals, and daily bar drink)
- 8 nights - 531 EUR (includes yoga, three surf lessons, three daily meals, and daily bar drink)
- 10 nights - 699 EUR (includes yoga, five lessons, three daily meals, and daily bar drink)
- 11 nights - 748 EUR (includes yoga, five lessons, three daily meals, and daily bar drink)
- 12 nights - 797 EUR (includes yoga, five lessons, three daily meals, and daily bar drink)
- 13 nights - 846 EUR (includes yoga, five lessons, three daily meals, and daily bar drink)
- 14 nights - 895 EUR (includes yoga, five lessons, three daily meals, and daily bar drink)
What's included
- 5 surf lessons
- Yoga sessions
- 9 nights accommodation
- 3 daily meals and a daily bar drink
- Free drink ticket for those booking seven nights or more
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer available for additional US$ 87 per person
Lisbon Portela Airport
45 km away from your destination
Arrival by bus
Lisbon is only around one hour away from Stoke Portugal's house, so you can get a bus (around 4 EUR) to the nearby town of Torres Vedras, where they can go and pick you up from (if arranged beforehand)!
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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